ECTS: Codemasters In The Ring

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The Codemasters stand was very loud and visually impressive.

By IGN Staff

The main news Codemasters had to offer at ECTS was that it has secured exclusive worldwide video game rights to boxing star Prince Naseem Hamed to lead the Codemasters 1999 product line-up. Prince Naseem Boxing is the title for the game and is being developed at Codemasters London Development Studios. This will be the first major title for 1999 and will be supported by a marketing campaign of no less than one million pounds. The game is set to feature over 100 individual boxers in Showcase and World game modes.

The main floor space of the Codemasters stand was dominated by the Subaru rally car featured in Colin McRae Rally. You could sit in the car and play the game using the controls of the car in front of a huge screen. Other games on the stand included Toca 2 which does seem to be an overall improvement of the original. New features include ten new circuits and a test track, eight new cars, enhanced hi-res graphics and a two player link up option. Toca 2 is due out in the UK in November for the PlayStation.

Music is the well titled music program from Jester Interactive. With the release of Fluid in to the market of games, Music is surely set to achieve a lot more. You have complete control over the music you put together. Tracks can be selected individually and a number a options for changes rest at your finger tips. The sound quality of the samples is incredible and from listening to the demo song its obvious this product will impress more people than Fluid did when it gets released in the UK in November for the PlayStation. We were told that at the moment there are no plans for the game to reach the US.